USB Eight Channel Relay Board

12V

Description :
Control up to 8 devices via USB port using VCP (Virtual COM port). There are 8
relays each capable of switching 12VDC/15A or 240VAC/10A. Each relay has
an LED to indicate when it is operated.
For 12V/24V DC 15A or 120V/220V AC at 10A max.
The set includes:
- One USB control board
- One assembled and tested relay's board
- One 10 PIN flat cable (approximately length 30cm)
Specifications :
Relays has Normally Open (NO) and Normally Closed (NC) Contacts rated for
voltages:
- 12VDC/15A
- 24VDC/15A
- 125VAC/15A
- 250VAC/10A

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Relay's datasheed :
(relays used : RAS-1215 - 1C)
http://www.sigma-shop.com/information/Relay/RAS.pdf
Drivers are available to work with the following operating systems :
Windows Vista x64, Windows XP x64, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows
Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, Windows ME,
Windows 98, Linux, Mac OS X, Mac OS 9, Mac OS 8, Windows CE.NET (Version 4.2 and greater)
Dimensions :
Relay board : 120mm / 80mm / 20mm
USB board : 35 mm / 60 mm
Communication Parameters :
8 Data, 1 Stop, No Parity
Baud rate : 9600
FIRST chanel commands :
"FF 01 00" - OFF command
"FF 01 01" - ON command
...
...
...
EIGHT chanel commands :
"FF 08 00" - OFF command
"FF 08 01" - ON command

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You have to download the drivers from FTDI website :

http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/CDM/CDM%202.04.06%20WHQL%20Certified.zip
Unzip it to your own folder

When you connect the USB board, the following message appears: FOUND
NEW HARDWARE and drives need to be installed.
When you connect the USB board to the PC the red and green LED flashes
2,3 times and turn off. When the red LED and the green LED flashes means
that there is a communication between the programmer and PC.
1. Drivers' installation:

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After the drivers' installed, an additional COM port appears in the Device
Manager of Windows- usually it is COM3:

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Testing :
1. Download USBRelay_test.exe from :
http://www.sigma-shop.com/information/USB_Relay/USBRelay_test.exe

2. Connect board to USB and run software.

If everything is ok this should appear :

If you get this message you see the following error :

that means that you do not have the latest version of Microsoft .NET Framework installed on your computer.
The program has to be installed on your computer in order to use the software.
You can download this from there
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=333325FDAE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en
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3. Software will detect all COM ports you have and there must be one more
(USB Serial COM port) :

4. Choose COM port. Click on OPEN button and using ON and OFF buttons you can test relays.
NOTE : USB one relay no support All ON and All OFF buttons

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WinExplorer :

http://www.sigma-shop.com/information/USB_Relay/WinExp.zip
http://www.sigma-shop.com/information/USB_Relay/USB_8Relay_test.Xvb
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Sample VB6 code :

Private Sub cmdOff_Click()
With MSComm1
'make sure the serial port is open
If .PortOpen = False Then .PortOpen = True
'send the data
.Output = Chr$(255)
.Output = Chr$(1)
.Output = Chr$(0)
End With 'MSComm1
End Sub
Private Sub cmdOn_Click()
With MSComm1
'make sure the serial port is open
If .PortOpen = False Then .PortOpen = True
'send the data
.Output = Chr$(255)
.Output = Chr$(1)
.Output = Chr$(1)
End With 'MSComm1
End Sub

Sample C# code :
private void button1_ON_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
serialPort1.Write(new byte[] { 0xFF, 0x01, 0x01 }, 0, 3);
}
private void button1_OFF_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
serialPort1.Write(new byte[] { 0xFF, 0x01, 0x00 }, 0, 3);
}

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Linux :
Instructions to install new driver: You may require the sources matching the
current kernel to be installed on your system (and built).
To install the ftdi_sio driver use the following steps:
1. Create a temporary folder in your linux machine.
2. Extract the files from ftdi_sio.tar.gz file to your temporary folder
"gunzip ftdi_sio.tar.gz"
"tar -xvf ftdi_sio.tar"
3. Build the driver
"make"
4. Plug in your ftdi device
5. Check to see if default driver was loaded
"lsmod" - you will see ftdi_sio if a driver is loaded
6. Remove the default installed driver
"rmmod ftdi_sio"
7. Install the newly built driver
"insmod ftdi_sio.o"
NOTES:
1.This driver was adapted from the 2.4.32 kernel to support both the 2232C
and 232R chip
2.There is no need to follow this procedure if you want 232R chip supprt. The
232BM driver will be sufficient.Changes made to the driver for the 232R chip
are purly cosmetic (plug/unplug will appear as a 232R chip in the kernel log).
In this case the driver is correctly installed and with the bash's command :
--------------------------------The old kernel's "echo" commands:
stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 9600
echo $'\xff\x01\x01' > ttyUSB0

// the relay 1 go ON.

stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 9600

echo $'\xff\x01\x00' > ttyUSB0

// the relay 1 go OFF.

--------------------------------The new kernel's "echo" commands:

stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 9600
echo -e '\xff\x01\x01' > /dev/ttyUSB0

// the relay 1 go ON.

stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 9600

echo -e '\xff\x01\x00' > /dev/ttyUSB0 // the relay 1 go OFF.

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